The Ontario government has received a report from the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. (OLG) that proposes modernization of the system, an increase in its revenues by more than $1 billion a year, and the creation of 2,300 net new jobs in the gaming industry and nearly 4,000 additional jobs in the hospitality and retail sectors by 2017-18.

In anticipation of increased land ambulance costs if the Rainy River Health Centre emergency room has to close due to a lack of doctors, the Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board is having district municipalities pay a supplemental levy.